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'''Jeremie Damon Pennick''' (born November 27, 1984), known professionally as '''Benny the Butcher,''' or simply '''Benny''', is an American rapper and songwriter. He came to prominence in 2018 following the release of his debut album, '']''. Along with his cousins and fellow rappers ] and ], with which he forms the collective ], he is known for his '90s inspired rap songs and is often credited with leading a revival of the so called 'grimy' and 'gritty' hip hop music, influenced by ] and drug dealing themes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=2020-11-09 |title=Benny The Butcher Flexes Griselda's Grimy Hip-Hop Revival |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/319013-benny-the-butcher-flexes-griseldas-grimy-hip-hop-revival-news |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> '''Jeremie Damon Pennick''' (born November 27, 1984), known professionally as '''Benny the Butcher,''' or simply '''Benny''', is an American rapper and songwriter. He came to prominence in 2018 following the release of his debut album, '']''. Along with his cousins and fellow rappers ] and ], with which he forms the collective ], he is known for his '90s inspired rap songs and is often credited with leading a revival of the so called 'grimy' and 'gritty' hip hop music, influenced by ] and drug dealing themes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=2020-11-09 |title=Benny The Butcher Flexes Griselda's Grimy Hip-Hop Revival |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/319013-benny-the-butcher-flexes-griseldas-grimy-hip-hop-revival-news |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref>


Despite being signed at the age of 15, he continued to engage in drug dealing activities for a significant portion of his early life. Following the death of his brother, Machine Gun Blak, Pennick released numerous mixtapes and collaborative albums. His notable and most cited works are the albums ''Butcher on Steroids'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and the EP ''The Plugs I Met''. Despite being signed at the age of 15, he continued to engage in drug dealing activities for a significant portion of his early life. Following the death of his brother, Machine Gun Blak, Pennick released numerous mixtapes and collaborative albums. His notable and most cited works are the albums ''Butcher on Steroids'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and the EP '']''.


Pennick's music often centers on his experiences as a young drug dealer in ], the obstacles and the experiences he encountered. He has been praised by peers and critics for his storytelling ability and choice of sound.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-18 |title=The Best Rap Albums of 2018 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-rap-albums-of-2018/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Pennick's music often centers on his experiences as a young drug dealer in ], the obstacles and the experiences he encountered. He has been praised by peers and critics for his storytelling ability and choice of sound.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-18 |title=The Best Rap Albums of 2018 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-rap-albums-of-2018/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life == == Early life ==
Pennick was born on November 27, 1984 and was the second-eldest of eight siblings, raised by a single mother. He spent his childhood growing up on Montana Avenue in the city of ]. Due to the prevalent youth poverty rate in the area, Pennick started dealing ] at the age of 14,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-26 |title=Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win" |url=https://www.huckmag.com/article/benny-the-butcher-i-will-always-find-a-way-to-win |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Huck |language=en}}</ref> despite witnessing his mother struggle with addiction. Pennick was born on November 27, 1984 and was the second-eldest of eight siblings, raised by a single mother. He spent his childhood growing up on Montana Avenue in the city of ]. Pennick started dealing ] at the age of 14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-26 |title=Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win" |url=https://www.huckmag.com/article/benny-the-butcher-i-will-always-find-a-way-to-win |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Huck |language=en}}</ref>


== Career == == Career ==
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=== 2005–2013: Shooting of brother and initial mixtapes === === 2005–2013: Shooting of brother and initial mixtapes ===
On October 3, 2006, Pennick's older brother Marchello Lowery, also known as Machine Gun Black, was shot in a drive by shooting on Montana Block, in Buffalo, New York. Pennick was in jail for violating his parole at the time. The death of Lowery impacted Pennick and his cousins profoundly, and has a major influence on the content of their music and lyrics.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Buford |first=Jayson |date=2021-03-25 |title=How Benny the Butcher Channeled Survivor's Guilt on 'The Plugs I Met 2' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/benny-the-butcher-interview-1146811/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> {{Better source needed|reason=Source does not provide the details listed.(]).|date=September 2024}}


Motivated by the legacy and work ethic of Lowery, Pennick started to record songs and compile mixtapes at an increased rate, releasing 12 between 2007 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/46810-benny-the-butcher/|title=Benny the Butcher - Discography|website=Albumoftheyear.org|access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref> During this time he was still an active drug dealer, being caught numerous times by the police and serving multiple sentences in prison.
On October 3, 2006, Pennick's older brother Marchello Lowery, also known as Machine Gun Black, was shot in a drive by shooting on Montana Block, in Buffalo, New York. Pennick was in jail for violating his parole at the time. The death of Lowery impacted Pennick and his cousins profoundly, and has a major influence on the content of their music and lyrics.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Buford |first=Jayson |date=2021-03-25 |title=How Benny the Butcher Channeled Survivor's Guilt on 'The Plugs I Met 2' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/benny-the-butcher-interview-1146811/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

Motivated by the legacy and work ethic of Lowery, Pennick started to record songs and compile mixtapes at an increased rate, releasing 12 between 2007 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benny the Butcher Discography |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/46810-benny-the-butcher/}}</ref> During this time he was still an active drug dealer, being caught numerous times by the police and serving multiple sentences in prison.


=== 2014–2016: Signing to Griselda Records, ''Black Soprano Family'' and final projects as Benny === === 2014–2016: Signing to Griselda Records, ''Black Soprano Family'' and final projects as Benny ===

In 2014, Westside Gunn founded ], through which Benny, ], and ] would self-release their own projects. Pennick's music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000s mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins, ] and ], and developed by the in house producer, ]. Pennick appeared on many releases by ] and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape ''Black Soprano Family'' on May 11, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Soprano Family by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Black-soprano-family |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> He then released the mixtape ''My 1 on a 1'' in 2016. ''The Black Soprano'' mixtape marked the end of his work as 'Benny', as future releases from this point would be under the moniker Benny the Butcher. In 2014, Westside Gunn founded ], through which Benny, ], and ] would self-release their own projects. Pennick's music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000s mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins, ] and ], and developed by the in house producer, ]. Pennick appeared on many releases by ] and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape ''Black Soprano Family'' on May 11, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Soprano Family by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Black-soprano-family |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> He then released the mixtape ''My 1 on a 1'' in 2016. ''The Black Soprano'' mixtape marked the end of his work as 'Benny', as future releases from this point would be under the moniker Benny the Butcher.


=== 2016–2017: Benny the Butcher and new artistic direction === === 2016–2017: Benny the Butcher and new artistic direction ===

During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for ], ], and moulded his sound to match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled ''My First Brick'', on October 8, 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennick's style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more ']' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808s and synthesizers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound. He then released the EP ''17 Bullets'', emphasizing his new artistic direction. During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for ], ], and moulded his sound to match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled ''My First Brick'', on October 8, 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennick's style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more ']' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808s and synthesizers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound. He then released the EP ''17 Bullets'', emphasizing his new artistic direction.


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=== 2018–2019: Debut album ''Tana Talk 3'', ''The Plugs I Met'', ''WWCD'' and critical acclaim === === 2018–2019: Debut album ''Tana Talk 3'', ''The Plugs I Met'', ''WWCD'' and critical acclaim ===

On November 23, 2018, Pennick released his debut studio album '']'', produced by ] and ] in house producer ]. This would be the third in the installments of ''Tana Talk'' projects, named after the block Pennick grew up on, Montana Avenue. The cover is a painting of his deceased older half-brother, MachineGun Black as a baby, and the lyrics to the album would focus heavily on Pennick's feelings on the death of his brother. The album was developed by setting aside suitable songs and beats created during ], ''],'' recording sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tana Talk 3 by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> Once those recording sessions were complete ] and Pennick completed recording other songs within two weeks. Critics praised the production and content of the album, saying "There's a certain introspection that guides Benny’s lyrics on this song, as he touches on topics ranging from ] to ] in the murder of ]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleford |first=Sy |date=2023-07-24 |title=Benny the Butcher :: Tana Talk 3 |website=RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/04/benny-the-butcher-tana-talk-3/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> '']'' claimed that "Benny the Butcher crafts his magnus opus with '']''",<ref name="HHDX">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With ''Tana Talk 3 |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3320/title.review-benny-the-butcher-crafts-his-magnum-opus-with-tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> writing that "the project is all the things you love about everything Griselda ever drops, but with this extra layer of sonic consistency crafted by the two upper-echelon grimy beatsmiths".<ref name="HHDX"/> On November 23, 2018, Pennick released his debut studio album '']'', produced by ] and ] in house producer ]. This would be the third in the installments of ''Tana Talk'' projects, named after the block Pennick grew up on, Montana Avenue. The cover is a painting of his deceased older half-brother, MachineGun Black as a baby, and the lyrics to the album would focus heavily on Pennick's feelings on the death of his brother. The album was developed by setting aside suitable songs and beats created during ], ''],'' recording sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tana Talk 3 by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> Once those recording sessions were complete ] and Pennick completed recording other songs within two weeks. Critics praised the production and content of the album, saying "There's a certain introspection that guides Benny’s lyrics on this song, as he touches on topics ranging from ] to ] in the murder of ]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleford |first=Sy |date=2023-07-24 |title=Benny the Butcher :: Tana Talk 3 |website=RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/04/benny-the-butcher-tana-talk-3/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> '']'' claimed that "Benny the Butcher crafts his magnus opus with '']''",<ref name="HHDX">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With ''Tana Talk 3 |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3320/title.review-benny-the-butcher-crafts-his-magnum-opus-with-tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> writing that "the project is all the things you love about everything Griselda ever drops, but with this extra layer of sonic consistency crafted by the two upper-echelon grimy beatsmiths".<ref name="HHDX"/>


June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, ''The Plugs I Met'', which included guest appearances from ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Benny the Butcher's World, and He's Starting to Realize It on 'The Plugs I Met' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-review |website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, '']'', which included guest appearances from ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Benny the Butcher's World, and He's Starting to Realize It on 'The Plugs I Met' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-review |website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met (Album Review)|url=https://globalmoneyworld.com/index.php/2019/06/21/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-album-review/ |website=Globalmoneyworld|date=June 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met (Album Review)|url=https://globalmoneyworld.com/index.php/2019/06/21/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-album-review/ |website=Globalmoneyworld|date=June 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8516894/benny-the-butcher-interview-pusha-t-crowns-for-kings-black-thought |title=Benny the Butcher Explains Why Pusha-T's 'Daytona' Is Like 'Gospel Music,' Premieres 'Crowns For Kings' Featuring Black Thought |date=June 20, 2019 |first= Brian |last=Josephs |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Edwin |title=Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/benny-the-butcher-westside-gunn-sign-to-roc-nation-management |website=Complex}}</ref> Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song ], and closing out the project with ]'s second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like ] on the Sax, whether ] or ] was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemusicempire.com/2019/12/24/2019-fme-mvp-griselda|title = 2019 Fme MVP =Griselda|date = December 24, 2019}}</ref> |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8516894/benny-the-butcher-interview-pusha-t-crowns-for-kings-black-thought |title=Benny the Butcher Explains Why Pusha-T's 'Daytona' Is Like 'Gospel Music,' Premieres 'Crowns For Kings' Featuring Black Thought |date=June 20, 2019 |first= Brian |last=Josephs |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Edwin |title=Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/benny-the-butcher-westside-gunn-sign-to-roc-nation-management |website=Complex}}</ref> Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song ], and closing out the project with ]'s second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like ] on the Sax, whether ] or ] was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemusicempire.com/2019/12/24/2019-fme-mvp-griselda|title = 2019 Fme MVP =Griselda|date = December 24, 2019}}</ref>


=== 2020–present: Commercial success and Def Jam deal === === 2020–present: Commercial success and Def Jam deal ===

On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with ] for ] that he would release an album under eOne called '']'' between late September and early October.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Benny The Butcher Interview: New Album & Label Deal, Scam Accusations, XXL Cover & More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMB6-dyf9dM|website=YouTube| date=August 27, 2020 }}</ref> The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Burden of Proof – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/burden-of-proof/benny-the-butcher/critic-reviews|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=]}}</ref> On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with ] for ] that he would release an album under eOne called '']'' between late September and early October.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Benny The Butcher Interview: New Album & Label Deal, Scam Accusations, XXL Cover & More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMB6-dyf9dM|website=YouTube| date=August 27, 2020 }}</ref> The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Burden of Proof – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/burden-of-proof/benny-the-butcher/critic-reviews|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=]}}</ref>


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Two years following the release of ''Tana Talk 4'', Benny made his major label debut under Def Jam on January 26, 2024, with the release of his fourth full-length studio album, '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hopkins|first=Earl|title=Benny The Butcher Is Ready To Rise On 'Everybody Can't Go'|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-def-jam-album-debut-release|date=January 25, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Berry|first=Peter A.|title=Benny the Butcher On 'Everybody Can't Go' Album, Working With Snoop Dogg, and More|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-album|date=January 29, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130063842/https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-album|archive-date=January 30, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The album included guest appearances from ], ], ], ], Kyle Banks, ], Peezy, Rick Hyde, ], Stove God Cooks, and ].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=New Music Friday: Stream new albums from Benny The Butcher, NewDad, and more|url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/01/26/new-music-friday-stream-new-albums-from-benny-the-butcher-newdad-and-more|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|magazine=]|language=en}}</ref> The album was solely produced by ] and ], with Corbett providing additional production on the title track.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Shawn|title=Benny The Butcher Delivers New Album 'Everybody Can't Go'|url=https://thesource.com/2024/01/26/benny-the-butcher-delivers-new-album-everybody-cant-go/|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|website=]|language=en}}</ref> Two years following the release of ''Tana Talk 4'', Benny made his major label debut under Def Jam on January 26, 2024, with the release of his fourth full-length studio album, '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hopkins|first=Earl|title=Benny The Butcher Is Ready To Rise On 'Everybody Can't Go'|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-def-jam-album-debut-release|date=January 25, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Berry|first=Peter A.|title=Benny the Butcher On 'Everybody Can't Go' Album, Working With Snoop Dogg, and More|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-album|date=January 29, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130063842/https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/benny-the-butcher-everybody-cant-go-album|archive-date=January 30, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The album included guest appearances from ], ], ], ], Kyle Banks, ], Peezy, Rick Hyde, ], Stove God Cooks, and ].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=New Music Friday: Stream new albums from Benny The Butcher, NewDad, and more|url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/01/26/new-music-friday-stream-new-albums-from-benny-the-butcher-newdad-and-more|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|magazine=]|language=en}}</ref> The album was solely produced by ] and ], with Corbett providing additional production on the title track.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Shawn|title=Benny The Butcher Delivers New Album 'Everybody Can't Go'|url=https://thesource.com/2024/01/26/benny-the-butcher-delivers-new-album-everybody-cant-go/|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024|website=]|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2023, his recording studio in Buffalo was raided by the ]. He later discovered he was on a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elibert |first=Mark |title=Benny the Butcher Claims He's on the FBI Watchlist, Had His Studio Raided |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/benny-the-butcher-fbi-watchlist |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>


In June 2024, Benny's "Big Dog" feat. ] was nominated for the ] in the Adult Contemporary Hip Hop category.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://himawards.com/2024-nominations-table/ | title=2024 Nominations Table &#124; Hollywood Independent Music Awards }}</ref> In June 2024, Benny's "Big Dog" feat. ] was nominated for the ] in the Adult Contemporary Hip Hop category.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://himawards.com/2024-nominations-table/ | title=2024 Nominations Table &#124; Hollywood Independent Music Awards }}</ref>
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On October 27, 2021, Benny the Butcher cancelled a concert at ]'s ] after he was hospitalized with ], a condition he has both rapped about and spoken about in interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/benny-the-butcher-hospitalized-asthma-related-issue|title=Benny the Butcher Hospitalized for Asthma-Related Issue|first=Joshua|last=Espinoza|date=October 27, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021|work=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7aq4q/benny-the-butcher-burden-of-proof-interview|title=Benny the Butcher Talks Record Deals, Ad-Libs, and 'Burden of Proof'|first=Ashwin|last=Rodrigues|date=October 20, 2020|work=Vice|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> In a verified annotation on ]'s lyric page for his song "Where Would I Go" off the 2020 album '']'', he wrote he has lived with ] for 25 years and the condition forces him to go to the emergency room two or three times a year: "I got to be careful, I got to make sure I wear my mask, I got to make sure I'm taking my medicine. Running the streets and being in and out of prison, it's probably something I haven't done the best of. But being older, that's something that I take care of".<ref name="Genius">{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/21077041|title=Where Would I Go|access-date=November 15, 2021|work=Genius}}</ref> On October 27, 2021, Benny the Butcher cancelled a concert at ]'s ] after he was hospitalized with ], a condition he has both rapped about and spoken about in interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/benny-the-butcher-hospitalized-asthma-related-issue|title=Benny the Butcher Hospitalized for Asthma-Related Issue|first=Joshua|last=Espinoza|date=October 27, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021|work=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7aq4q/benny-the-butcher-burden-of-proof-interview|title=Benny the Butcher Talks Record Deals, Ad-Libs, and 'Burden of Proof'|first=Ashwin|last=Rodrigues|date=October 20, 2020|work=Vice|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> In a verified annotation on ]'s lyric page for his song "Where Would I Go" off the 2020 album '']'', he wrote he has lived with ] for 25 years and the condition forces him to go to the emergency room two or three times a year: "I got to be careful, I got to make sure I wear my mask, I got to make sure I'm taking my medicine. Running the streets and being in and out of prison, it's probably something I haven't done the best of. But being older, that's something that I take care of".<ref name="Genius">{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/21077041|title=Where Would I Go|access-date=November 15, 2021|work=Genius}}</ref>

He was embroiled in a two-year feud with Indiana rapper ]. In August 2022, after trading insults with Benny the Butcher over social media for several months, Freddie Gibbs was beat up by a large mob of people while on a date at a Dinosaur BBQ location in Buffalo, New York. ] acquired footage of the brawl, leading the video to go viral.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Freddie Gibbs Fight Video from Alleged Assault and Robbery in Buffalo |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/16/freddie-gibbs-fight-video-benny-the-butcher-buffalo-brawl/}}</ref> Benny seemed to confirm his involvement in the incident, posting images on social media of a ] allegedly taken from Gibbs during the fight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freddie Gibbs and Benny the Butcher Trade Disses and Reference Altercation in Buffalo |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/freddie-gibbs-benny-the-butcher-trade-disses-buffalo-altercation |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.complex.com |language=en}}</ref> In a January 2024 interview with '']<u>,</u>'' Benny stated that the beef between the two rappers was over, but that he was not interested in making amends with Gibbs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benny the Butcher Addresses Freddie Gibbs Beef, Says 'Hell No' When Asked About Burying the Hatchet |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/benny-the-butcher-addresses-freddie-gibbs-beef |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.complex.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Discography == == Discography ==
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* Released: June 21, 2019
* Released: June 21, 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Plugs I Met by Benny the Butcher on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-plugs-i-met/1468014996 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>
* Label: Black Soprano Family * Label: Black Soprano Family
* Format: Digital download, streaming * Format: Digital download, streaming
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== Guest Appearances ==
{| class="wikitable"
|
!Year
!Artist
!Album
!Song
|-
|2016
|Westside Gunn
|''Flygod''
|Shower Shoe Lords
|-
| rowspan="6" |2018
|Westside Gunn, Styles P
|''HWH5''
|Down State
|-
| rowspan="2" |Westside Gunn
| rowspan="3" |''HWH6''
|GiGis
|-
|B.I.G. Luther Freestyle
|-
|Westside Gunn, Lord Flee
|Niggas in Puerto Rico
|-
|Westside Gunn, Jadakiss
| rowspan="2" |''Supreme Blientele''
|GODS Don't Bleed
|-
|Westside Gunn, Busta Rhymes
|Brossface Brippler
|-
|2018
|Left Lane Didon & ]
|''Duece Duece''
|Back Doe Lil Joe
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|Westside Gunn, Curren$y
|''HWH7''
|Lucha
|-
|Alchemist, Elcamino
|''Yacht Rock 2''
|Sand Castles
|-
|Styles P, Conway
|''PRESENCE''
|Blam x3
|-
| rowspan="10" |2020
|The Alchemist & Freddie Gibbs
|''Alfredo''
|Frank Lucas
|-
|Royce da 5'9", Ashley Sorrell
|''The Allegory''
|Upside Down
|-
|Fred the Godson, .38 Spesh
|''God Level''
|Nokia
|-
|The L.O.X., Westside Gunn
|''Living Off Xperience''
|Think of the LOX
|-
|Lil Wayne, Conway the Machine
|''Funeral''
|Russian Roulette
|-
|Russ
|''Shake the Snowglobe''
|I Thought You Got Me
|-
|Dave East
|''Karma 3''
|Stone Killer
|-
|T.I., Jadakiss
|''The L.I.B.R.A.''
|Make Amends
|-
|Russ, Black Thought
|''Chomp''
|Momentum
|-
| rowspan="2" |Alchemist & Boldy James
|''The Price of Tea in China''
|Scrape the Bowl
|-
| rowspan="9" |2021
|''Bo Jackson''
|Brickmile to Montana
|-
|Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss
|''Algorithm''
|Murder Music
|-
|Neek Bucks
|''Neighborhood Hov''
|Pain
|-
|Chase Fetti, Heem
| rowspan="3" |''Conflicted (soundtrack)''
|Mobbin
|-
|<small>solo</small>
|3:30 in Houston
|-
|Armani Caesar, Westside Gunn
|Mission Accomplished
|-
|Rick Ross
|''Richer Than I Ever Been''
|Rapper Estates
|-
|Lloyd Banks
|''The Course of the Inevitable''
|Formaldehyde
|-
|Berner, Styles P, Conway, Mozzy
|''GOTTi''
|Pound for Pound
|-
| rowspan="6" |2022
|.38 Spesh, Ransom, Harry Fraud
|''Beyond Belief''
|Band of Brothers
|-
|Lloyd Banks
|''The Course of the Inevitable 2''
|Living Proof
|-
|French Montana, Harry Fraud, Jadakiss
|''Montega''
|Bricks & Bags
|-
|Rome Streetz
|''KISS THE RING''
|Blow for Blow
|-
|Dave East, Greg Young
|''HDIGH''
|Don't Let Me Down
|-
|Maino
|''The Lobby Boyz''
|Praying
|-
| rowspan="12" |2023
|G Herbo
|''Survivor's Remorse''
|Real Rap
|-
|Mick Jenkins
|''The Patience''
|Sitting Ducks
|-
|Jim Jones, trav
|''Back in My Prime''
|Bet It All
|-
|IDK
|''F65''
|Up the Score
|-
|DJ Drama, Fabolous, Jim Jones, Capelonia
|''I'M REALLY LIKE THAT''
|Forever
|-
|.38 Spesh & Conway the Machine
|''Speshal Machinery''
|Goodfellas
|-
|Curren$y & Harry Fraud
|''VICES''
|Stingray
|-
|Leon Thomas
|''Electric Dusk''
|X-Rated
|-
|Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Scarlip
|''Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2''
|Take 'Em Out
|-
|Tony Touch, Conway the Machine
|''The Def Tape''
|We Shot Ya
|-
|Conway the Machine, .38 Spesh
|''Drumwork: The Album''
|LALO
|-
|2 Chainz & LIl Wayne
|''Collegrove 2''
|Oprah & Gayle
|-
| rowspan="8" |2024
|Cam Wells
|`
|Tony Two Tone
|-
|Jay Worthy, Chuck Inglish
|`
|Summer Activity
|-
|Uncle Murda
|''Lenny Grant Story''
|No Safety
|-
|Westside Gunn, DJ Drama
|''Still Praying''
|Still Praying
|-
|.38 Spesh
|''Mother & Gun''
|Underestimated
|-
|Dave East, Aarabmuzik, Swizz Beatz
|''Living Proof''
|Lift Em Up
|-
|Payroll Giovani
|''Hustle Muzik''
|Deeply Involved
|-
|Sule, Black Soprano Family
|''Written on Wides Corner''
|Trois Sopranos
|}


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Benny the Butcher
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Background information
Birth nameJeremie Damon Pennick
Also known as
  • 2 Chain Bennymane
  • B.E.N.N.Y.
  • The Butcher
Born (1984-11-27) November 27, 1984 (age 40)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
GenresEast Coast hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels5 to 50
Websitebennythebutcherstore.com
Musical artist

Jeremie Damon Pennick (born November 27, 1984), known professionally as Benny the Butcher, or simply Benny, is an American rapper and songwriter. He came to prominence in 2018 following the release of his debut album, Tana Talk 3. Along with his cousins and fellow rappers Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, with which he forms the collective Griselda, he is known for his '90s inspired rap songs and is often credited with leading a revival of the so called 'grimy' and 'gritty' hip hop music, influenced by mafioso and drug dealing themes.

Despite being signed at the age of 15, he continued to engage in drug dealing activities for a significant portion of his early life. Following the death of his brother, Machine Gun Blak, Pennick released numerous mixtapes and collaborative albums. His notable and most cited works are the albums Butcher on Steroids, Tana Talk 3, Burden of Proof, Tana Talk 4 and the EP The Plugs I Met.

Pennick's music often centers on his experiences as a young drug dealer in Buffalo, New York, the obstacles and the experiences he encountered. He has been praised by peers and critics for his storytelling ability and choice of sound.

Early life

Pennick was born on November 27, 1984 and was the second-eldest of eight siblings, raised by a single mother. He spent his childhood growing up on Montana Avenue in the city of Buffalo, New York. Pennick started dealing heroin at the age of 14.

Career

2004–2005: First mixtapes

Early in his career, Pennick started to work with local Buffalo hip hop record producer DJ Shay and started to record songs regularly. Pennick released his first mixtape titled Tana Talk in 2004. Pennick notes he printed 5,000 copies of his mixtape and handed them out for free to gain fans. Tana Talk is considered a piece of lost media, of which Pennick himself initially commented that he does not have a copy. However, in an interview promoting Tana Talk 3, Pennick hinted that he does have the source files for the mixtape, and would release the mixtape should he feel inclined to in the future. He released the follow up, Tana Talk 2, in 2005.

2005–2013: Shooting of brother and initial mixtapes

On October 3, 2006, Pennick's older brother Marchello Lowery, also known as Machine Gun Black, was shot in a drive by shooting on Montana Block, in Buffalo, New York. Pennick was in jail for violating his parole at the time. The death of Lowery impacted Pennick and his cousins profoundly, and has a major influence on the content of their music and lyrics.

Motivated by the legacy and work ethic of Lowery, Pennick started to record songs and compile mixtapes at an increased rate, releasing 12 between 2007 and 2013. During this time he was still an active drug dealer, being caught numerous times by the police and serving multiple sentences in prison.

2014–2016: Signing to Griselda Records, Black Soprano Family and final projects as Benny

In 2014, Westside Gunn founded Griselda Records, through which Benny, Conway The Machine, and Westside Gunn would self-release their own projects. Pennick's music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000s mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, and developed by the in house producer, Daringer. Pennick appeared on many releases by Griselda Records and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape Black Soprano Family on May 11, 2015. He then released the mixtape My 1 on a 1 in 2016. The Black Soprano mixtape marked the end of his work as 'Benny', as future releases from this point would be under the moniker Benny the Butcher.

2016–2017: Benny the Butcher and new artistic direction

During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for Griselda Records, Daringer, and moulded his sound to match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled My First Brick, on October 8, 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennick's style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more 'boom bap' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808s and synthesizers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound. He then released the EP 17 Bullets, emphasizing his new artistic direction.

On March 3, 2017, Griselda (as a collective), as well as Pennick's cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope. In April 2017, Benny the Butcher and his collective Black Soprano Family signed a label deal with Entertainment One Music. While working on his next project and debut album, Following this, he released the EP Tommy Devitos Breakfast on October 28, 2017.

That same year, on November 17, 2017, Pennick, as Benny the Butcher, released the mixtape Butcher On Steroids, in collaboration with DJ Green Lantern. This was part of a series of mixtapes that DJ Green Lantern was creating with Griselda Records members, having made similar 'Steroids' mixtapes with Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn. The mixtape was received with critical acclaim and widely praised by fans and critics who noted Pennick's progression and refined sonic Palette.

Capitalizing on the success of Butcher on Steroids, Pennick collaborated with his hometown friend and fellow rapper, 38 Spesh, to release the joint mixtape Stabbed and Shot, officially released on 18 February 2018.

2018–2019: Debut album Tana Talk 3, The Plugs I Met, WWCD and critical acclaim

On November 23, 2018, Pennick released his debut studio album Tana Talk 3, produced by The Alchemist and Griselda Records' in house producer Daringer. This would be the third in the installments of Tana Talk projects, named after the block Pennick grew up on, Montana Avenue. The cover is a painting of his deceased older half-brother, MachineGun Black as a baby, and the lyrics to the album would focus heavily on Pennick's feelings on the death of his brother. The album was developed by setting aside suitable songs and beats created during Westside Gunn's, Hitler Wears Hermes 6, recording sessions. Once those recording sessions were complete The Alchemist and Pennick completed recording other songs within two weeks. Critics praised the production and content of the album, saying "There's a certain introspection that guides Benny’s lyrics on this song, as he touches on topics ranging from drug trafficking to police racism in the murder of Eric Garner". HipHopDX claimed that "Benny the Butcher crafts his magnus opus with Tana Talk 3", writing that "the project is all the things you love about everything Griselda ever drops, but with this extra layer of sonic consistency crafted by the two upper-echelon grimy beatsmiths".

June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, The Plugs I Met, which included guest appearances from Black Thought, Pusha T, 38 Spesh, Jadakiss, and Conway the Machine. On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with Roc Nation. Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song Jadakiss, and closing out the project with Pusha T's second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like Sonny Rollins on the Sax, whether Conway the Machine or Eminem was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."

2020–present: Commercial success and Def Jam deal

On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with Adam22 for No Jumper that he would release an album under eOne called Burden of Proof between late September and early October. The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.

On March 19, 2021, Benny the Butcher released the sequel to The Plugs I Met EP, with a collaboration EP with Harry Fraud, named The Plugs I Met 2. This EP received widespread critical acclaim from various music critics.

On November 12, 2021, he officially signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings for upcoming releases. The announcement was made by American rapper Snoop Dogg, a creative consultant for the label, on Joe Rogan's podcast The Joe Rogan Experience a week after Benny the Butcher was featured on Snoop Dogg's single "Murder Music" alongside Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.

On January 28, 2022, Benny released the single, "Johnny P's Caddy", with rapper J. Cole. The song is the lead single from Benny's album, Tana Talk 4, which he has labeled "album of the year". Tana Talk 4 was eventually released on March 11 to generally favorable reviews.

Two years following the release of Tana Talk 4, Benny made his major label debut under Def Jam on January 26, 2024, with the release of his fourth full-length studio album, Everybody Can't Go. The album included guest appearances from Armani Caesar, Babyface Ray, Conway the Machine, Jadakiss, Kyle Banks, Lil Wayne, Peezy, Rick Hyde, Snoop Dogg, Stove God Cooks, and Westside Gunn. The album was solely produced by The Alchemist and Hit-Boy, with Corbett providing additional production on the title track.

In June 2024, Benny's "Big Dog" feat. Lil Wayne was nominated for the Hollywood Independent Music Awards in the Adult Contemporary Hip Hop category.

Personal life

In November 2020, in Houston, Texas, Benny the Butcher was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in a Walmart parking lot.

On October 27, 2021, Benny the Butcher cancelled a concert at Detroit's Saint Andrew's Hall after he was hospitalized with asthma, a condition he has both rapped about and spoken about in interviews. In a verified annotation on Genius's lyric page for his song "Where Would I Go" off the 2020 album Burden of Proof, he wrote he has lived with asthma for 25 years and the condition forces him to go to the emergency room two or three times a year: "I got to be careful, I got to make sure I wear my mask, I got to make sure I'm taking my medicine. Running the streets and being in and out of prison, it's probably something I haven't done the best of. But being older, that's something that I take care of".

He was embroiled in a two-year feud with Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs. In August 2022, after trading insults with Benny the Butcher over social media for several months, Freddie Gibbs was beat up by a large mob of people while on a date at a Dinosaur BBQ location in Buffalo, New York. TMZ acquired footage of the brawl, leading the video to go viral. Benny seemed to confirm his involvement in the incident, posting images on social media of a chain allegedly taken from Gibbs during the fight. In a January 2024 interview with The Breakfast Club, Benny stated that the beef between the two rappers was over, but that he was not interested in making amends with Gibbs.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B/HH
 US
Rap
 US
Ind.
 CAN
 UK
DL
Tana Talk 3 — — — — — —
Burden of Proof
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: Griselda, Empire
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 27 14 15 8 100 —
Tana Talk 4
  • Released: March 11, 2022
  • Label: Griselda, Black Soprano Family, Empire
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 22 12 9 6 — —
Everybody Can't Go
  • Released: January 26, 2024
  • Label: 5 to 50, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 93 37 — — — 46

Collaboration albums

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Butcher on Steroids
(with DJ Green Lantern)
  • Released: November 27, 2017
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
Trust the Sopranos
(with 38 Spesh)
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B/HH
 US
Rap
 US
Ind.
 UK
R&B
17 Bullets
  • Released: December 26, 2016
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
Tommy Devito's Breakfast
(with Cuns)
  • Released: October 28, 2017
  • Label: Tuff Kong
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
A Friend of Ours
  • Released: June 1, 2018
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
The Plugs I Met
  • Released: June 21, 2019
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — 22 —
Statue of Limitations
(with Smoke DZA)
  • Released: October 18, 2019
  • Label: RFC, Cinematic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — 38 —
The Plugs I Met 2
(with Harry Fraud)
  • Released: March 19, 2021
  • Label: Black Soprano Family, SRFSCHL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 33 16 13 5 21
Pyrex Picasso
  • Released: August 13, 2021
  • Label: Black Soprano Family, Rare Scrilla
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Tana Talk
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2004
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. vs. Lil Wayne
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
The American D.Boy
(as B.EY)
  • Released: February 9, 2007
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy II: Lindsay Lohan
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: October 2007
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy III: Paris Hilton & Kate Moss
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 2, 2009
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. Best Ever
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 7, 2009
  • Formats: LP
The Mayor's Back
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 11, 2009
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy IV: Amy Winehouse
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 12, 2009
  • Formats: LP
Tana Talk 2
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 12, 2009
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy V
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2009
  • Formats: LP
Chains Bond
(as 2 Chain Bennymane)
  • Released: April 8, 2009
  • Formats: LP
Benny Montana
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
Benny Montana
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: June 22, 2010
  • Formats: LP
Married 2 Da Game: The Mixtape
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. Best Ever
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 26, 2013
  • Formats: LP
Black Soprano Family
(as Benny)
  • Released: May 11, 2015
  • Formats: LP
1 on a 1
(as Benny)
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP
1 on a 1
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
My First Brick
  • Released: October 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

Collaboration mixtapes

  • Best of the Underworld (as B.E.N.N.Y. with Johnal) (2006)
  • Cocaine Cowboys (as B.E.N.N.Y. with .38 Special) (2009)
  • Who Wants What (with Street Entertainment and DJ Kay Slay) (2006)
  • SE Gang Bang Bang (with Street Entertainment) (2005)
  • The Pre-season: Mixtape Series (with Buff City Music Group) (2012)
  • Stabbed & Shot (with 38 Spesh) (2018)
  • Searchin' for a Purpose (with Black Soprano Family) (2020)
  • Da Respected Sopranos (with Black Soprano Family and DJ Drama) (2020)
  • Long Live DJ Shay (with Black Soprano Family) (2022)

With Griselda

Guest Appearances

Year Artist Album Song
2016 Westside Gunn Flygod Shower Shoe Lords
2018 Westside Gunn, Styles P HWH5 Down State
Westside Gunn HWH6 GiGis
B.I.G. Luther Freestyle
Westside Gunn, Lord Flee Niggas in Puerto Rico
Westside Gunn, Jadakiss Supreme Blientele GODS Don't Bleed
Westside Gunn, Busta Rhymes Brossface Brippler
2018 Left Lane Didon & J.O.D Duece Duece Back Doe Lil Joe
2019 Westside Gunn, Curren$y HWH7 Lucha
Alchemist, Elcamino Yacht Rock 2 Sand Castles
Styles P, Conway PRESENCE Blam x3
2020 The Alchemist & Freddie Gibbs Alfredo Frank Lucas
Royce da 5'9", Ashley Sorrell The Allegory Upside Down
Fred the Godson, .38 Spesh God Level Nokia
The L.O.X., Westside Gunn Living Off Xperience Think of the LOX
Lil Wayne, Conway the Machine Funeral Russian Roulette
Russ Shake the Snowglobe I Thought You Got Me
Dave East Karma 3 Stone Killer
T.I., Jadakiss The L.I.B.R.A. Make Amends
Russ, Black Thought Chomp Momentum
Alchemist & Boldy James The Price of Tea in China Scrape the Bowl
2021 Bo Jackson Brickmile to Montana
Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss Algorithm Murder Music
Neek Bucks Neighborhood Hov Pain
Chase Fetti, Heem Conflicted (soundtrack) Mobbin
solo 3:30 in Houston
Armani Caesar, Westside Gunn Mission Accomplished
Rick Ross Richer Than I Ever Been Rapper Estates
Lloyd Banks The Course of the Inevitable Formaldehyde
Berner, Styles P, Conway, Mozzy GOTTi Pound for Pound
2022 .38 Spesh, Ransom, Harry Fraud Beyond Belief Band of Brothers
Lloyd Banks The Course of the Inevitable 2 Living Proof
French Montana, Harry Fraud, Jadakiss Montega Bricks & Bags
Rome Streetz KISS THE RING Blow for Blow
Dave East, Greg Young HDIGH Don't Let Me Down
Maino The Lobby Boyz Praying
2023 G Herbo Survivor's Remorse Real Rap
Mick Jenkins The Patience Sitting Ducks
Jim Jones, trav Back in My Prime Bet It All
IDK F65 Up the Score
DJ Drama, Fabolous, Jim Jones, Capelonia I'M REALLY LIKE THAT Forever
.38 Spesh & Conway the Machine Speshal Machinery Goodfellas
Curren$y & Harry Fraud VICES Stingray
Leon Thomas Electric Dusk X-Rated
Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Scarlip Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 Take 'Em Out
Tony Touch, Conway the Machine The Def Tape We Shot Ya
Conway the Machine, .38 Spesh Drumwork: The Album LALO
2 Chainz & LIl Wayne Collegrove 2 Oprah & Gayle
2024 Cam Wells ` Tony Two Tone
Jay Worthy, Chuck Inglish ` Summer Activity
Uncle Murda Lenny Grant Story No Safety
Westside Gunn, DJ Drama Still Praying Still Praying
.38 Spesh Mother & Gun Underestimated
Dave East, Aarabmuzik, Swizz Beatz Living Proof Lift Em Up
Payroll Giovani Hustle Muzik Deeply Involved
Sule, Black Soprano Family Written on Wides Corner Trois Sopranos

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US
R&B/HH
 US
Rap
 CAN
 WW
"Johnny P's Caddy"
(with J. Cole) 		2022 72 22 14 84 139 Tana Talk 4

Music videos

As lead artist
Year Album Title Director Featured artist
2015 Black Soprano Family La Familia Austin Martinelli G Herbo
2016 1 On A 1 All In My Head n/c
My First Brick Me & Doug AK.Reed Films
2017 Butcher on Steroids Change THC Films
Hustler's Wife
2018 Stabbed & Shot 2 Weapons n/c 38 Spesh
Man Of The Kitchen GrecTVfilms
A Friend of Ours India Solo Visions El Camino
Long Way Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Jackpot D. Hawks
Tana Talk 3 Joe Pesci 38 Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Broken Bottles Mercenary Films
2019 Rubber Bands & Weight Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Scarface Vs. Sosa Pt. 2 Condido Verona
The Plugs I Met 5 to 50 Otto the Director India
Took the Money to the Plug's House Condido Verona
Sunday School (Live Version) 1000 Words Jadakiss, 38 Spesh
2020 Burden of Proof Legend Joe Lombard Hit-Boy
Famous The Wizard
Trade It All
2021 The Plugs I Met 2 Thanksgiving Harry Fraud
Plug Talk Harry Fraud, 2 Chainz
Survivor's Remorse The Digggers Harry Fraud, Rick Hyde
When Tony Met Sosa Harry Fraud
Overall Paperface Harry Fraud, Chinx
Long Live DJ Shay Mr. Pyrex Man The Wizard
2022 Tana Talk 4 Johnny P's Caddy Heirs J. Cole
10 More Commandments The Wizard Diddy
Bust a Brick Nick Kat, Tony Deniro, Blu
Uncle Bun Nitro4K 38 Spesh
Super Plug CMDelux
/ Welcome to the States n/c
Tana Talk 4 Thowy's Revenge Max Toshiro
2023 / Big Dog Ricky Alvarez Lil Wayne
One Foot In The Wizard Stove God Cooks
2024 Everybody Can't Go BRON
Back Again Thirdeyeraz Snoop Dogg

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Conflicted Nick Film Debut

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